A FEATURE of the first ever fundraising fete organised by the new Friends of Bromsgrove Hospitals organisation and held at Hill Top chest hospital, was a colour film of an operatiin being performed on a girl. The Friends aimed to raise cash to provide comforts and amenities for patients not available on the NHS. The fete raised £200.

BUS passengers living in the Rubery, Cofton and Rednal areas, who presently paid a maximum 5d (2p) for a ticket into Birmingham town centre, would have to pay more when a new fares scheme came into operation soon.

FENNER Brockway MP for Eton and Slough gave the second Laski Lecture at Avoncroft College in Bromsgrove to an audience, many of whom had travelled from far and wide to hear him. His subject was Britain's influence in establishing a better understanding between the USA and Russia.

A FUND set up by Bromsgrove Urban District Council to help victims of the Lynmouth flood disaster stood at £905. However, 37 collection boxes were still to come in as were contributions from workers at Garringtons.